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Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq.

Common Name: PLAINS SNAKECOTTON
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad A-Forb

Native south and west of our region and introduced along railroads in dry sandy soils, but less common in Michigan than F. gracilis. First collected by W. W. Brodovich in Van Buren Co. in 1991.

This is a taller, broader leaved, and more branched plant than F. gracilis.

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Van Buren

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 31, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/83